This review may contain spoilers
Grey areas of morality. A boatload of trauma & creepy. Alot of crying +Tragic twist
This was a huge disappointment. I really, really, REALLY wanted to like it.
I would have avoided it altogether if the reviews had been more thorough!
Here's the key:
the genre.
There's only a tiny bit of romance & only a tiny bit of comedy, but heavy on the Suspense, Thriller, Mystery & investigation. And there is here ALOT of melodrama with so much crying. But mostly, there's a freakin boatload of trauma & creepy. I was hoping for something along the line of Strong woman Bong Soon, or Healer, ( both favorites) but This is less balanced with a tragic twist that ruined the series (for me). The surprise reveal is brilliant, totally unexpected & feels like a knife of betrayal being thrust into the viewer. At that point you simply continue in order to see it revealed for a lie, but no, it becomes a horrible truth. There's SO much back storying in this series. Explaining everyone's tragic history, [trying to squeeze sympathy from you] & it's exhausting. They want the viewer to see that people are not just all bad or all good, but wow! They really "push the envelope"! The end is incredibly disappointing as it tries to leave you on an upbeat/positive note.(Which isn't possible to achieve because of the horrific reveal of that 1 beloved main character). It gives resolution to all the character's stories but has a lame unsatisfying immature resolution to the romances.
Story was very well crafted & had alot of moral issues presented from various sides, which made you think (& be confronted with many grey areas of morality].
I'm a simple person; I want my good guys good. They can be flawed, but only if they are redeemable flaws. Characters who rape ,murder or torture can't be redeemed.
OST: unremarkable. they replayed the main theme too many times .
***Spoilers***
One of the 4 main characters will die. 2 of the "good guys" will be proven to be bad guys. 1 (of the 4)beloved main characters will been shown to have done something horrible, that cannot be fixed & heartbroken you will find yourself screaming : "NOOOO" at the TV screen !
****Heavy spoilers****
Big brother prosecutor is guilty of multiple murders
there's no coming back from that.
Main couple decide to live together at the end. Their dating is mostly implied (with a year of skipping ahead at the end) and for him to take her hands in his & just say :"let's live together" really isn't romantic.
I would have avoided it altogether if the reviews had been more thorough!
Here's the key:
the genre.
There's only a tiny bit of romance & only a tiny bit of comedy, but heavy on the Suspense, Thriller, Mystery & investigation. And there is here ALOT of melodrama with so much crying. But mostly, there's a freakin boatload of trauma & creepy. I was hoping for something along the line of Strong woman Bong Soon, or Healer, ( both favorites) but This is less balanced with a tragic twist that ruined the series (for me). The surprise reveal is brilliant, totally unexpected & feels like a knife of betrayal being thrust into the viewer. At that point you simply continue in order to see it revealed for a lie, but no, it becomes a horrible truth. There's SO much back storying in this series. Explaining everyone's tragic history, [trying to squeeze sympathy from you] & it's exhausting. They want the viewer to see that people are not just all bad or all good, but wow! They really "push the envelope"! The end is incredibly disappointing as it tries to leave you on an upbeat/positive note.(Which isn't possible to achieve because of the horrific reveal of that 1 beloved main character). It gives resolution to all the character's stories but has a lame unsatisfying immature resolution to the romances.
Story was very well crafted & had alot of moral issues presented from various sides, which made you think (& be confronted with many grey areas of morality].
I'm a simple person; I want my good guys good. They can be flawed, but only if they are redeemable flaws. Characters who rape ,murder or torture can't be redeemed.
OST: unremarkable. they replayed the main theme too many times .
***Spoilers***
One of the 4 main characters will die. 2 of the "good guys" will be proven to be bad guys. 1 (of the 4)beloved main characters will been shown to have done something horrible, that cannot be fixed & heartbroken you will find yourself screaming : "NOOOO" at the TV screen !
****Heavy spoilers****
Big brother prosecutor is guilty of multiple murders
there's no coming back from that.
Main couple decide to live together at the end. Their dating is mostly implied (with a year of skipping ahead at the end) and for him to take her hands in his & just say :"let's live together" really isn't romantic.
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